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Lt. Stephanie Houser, Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) platform lead and emergency medicine physician assistant for U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, speaks with six Religious Ministry Teams representing three service branches within Joint Region Marianas during a Trauma Team Integration Training at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam on April 17, 2025. The training aims to enhance trauma readiness, improve patient care outcomes, and align with the Surgeon General’s 2025 Navy Medicine Campaign Order by integrating religious ministry into trauma response. The training emphasized the spiritual and emotional needs of both patients and medical personnel during trauma events. Chaplains play a crucial role in post-event debriefings by offering emotional support, promoting team cohesion and helping to improve future performance and outcomes. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Tnyka Thomas)